to think that giving an under 3 anything other than milk or water to drink is terrible parenting?

[Dukketeater]

I even saw an 18 month old drinking coke from a can...

I think I will treat my toddler to a froot shoot tomorrow to go with his Gregg's sausage roll...

YABU - a glass of fresh juice is great for constipation. Plus really dilute squash is fine (not that dd will even entertain the idea), especially if it means they drink enough.

Coke from a can - YANBU, but then it may just have been a one off tasting from parents can, in which case it's not going to kill them.

Mine always drank milk, water, watered down apple juice and occasionally if out would have some of my diet coke. It was a very occasional thing. I was probably judged!

CJ I am obviously a terrible mother!! I wondered whether the op would hate juice as well...

Boring wind-up

Juice tends to be once a day and 2 or 3 cups of water too.

Agree with mrslion.

Why is milk ok but not (diluted) fruit juice for example. Similar sugar content, different vitamins/minerals.

If you think having a drink of squash is terrible parenting you are going to struggle as the three year old decides to have afew chips.

Gimme, children under 5 are supposed to have full fat milk. They need that fat to help their brains develop as well as other things.

GimmeDaBoobehz, NHS guidelines are to give full fat only until over two years and skimmed milk only suitable for over fives.

Sorry, crosspost.

In an ideal world children would eat a perfect diet... But they aren't all willing to and sometimes you have to give in.

My DD loves water, so I guess you'd approve. But a lot of children don't.

Is it really necessary to be so judgey?!

I think you must have led a very sheltered life if you think that giving a 2.5 year old some juice is 'terrible parenting'.

Oh yes you but bare in mind it's not made for human children, it's made for young cows.

So large amounts (I've seen about a pint being given to a 2 year old) just seems way too much to me.

But yes a little cup of milk in the morning or night is fine.

Yabu. Fruit and veggie smoothies are perfectly fine

My lot never liked coke much, until I put a little JD in it....with the added benefit that they slept well in spite of the caffeine.

Here..have my first

Someone who would give coke might be making other bad parenting choices. But I know some people whom I would consider good parents who give squash or juice. So while those are things that I wouldn't drink or give to DS, I don't equate them with bad parenting.

So YABU.

DD only stopped drinking from a bottle at bed time at 2.5.

I later found out on here that's the parenting equivalent of B.O

Ho hum... but terrible parenting to give some juice?

Terrible parenting?

Bollocks.

Mine won't touch water, so they have milk, squash and dilute juice :) ... I'm so terrible

The only thing I class as a no no is Gin & that is because it's mine, HTH

Damn it! I knew I had forgotten something - the rum in dd's coke when she turned 3. I'm a terrible parent aren't I?

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